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Northern Screamer
Chauna chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766)
Anhimidae — Screamers
Northern Screamer, Chauna chavaria, is a bird in the family Anhimidae within the order Anseriformes. Its breeding range is in northern Colombia and north-west Venezuela. It occurs across northern Colombia, including the Atrato and Magdalena River valleys, and reaches the Lake Maracaibo area of Venezuela. It uses wet places such as swamps, marshes, lagoons, riverbanks and seasonally flooded river plains. The species is monotypic.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anhimidae — Screamers
- Breeding range
- South America: n Colombia and nw Venezuela
